Definition of Acephalous
1. Adjective. Lacking a head or a clearly defined head. "Acephalous worms"
Definition of Acephalous
1. a. Headless.
Definition of Acephalous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Acephalous
1.
1. Headless.
2. Without a distinct head; a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
3. Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.
4. Without a leader or chief.
5. Wanting the beginning. "A false or acephalous structure of sentence." (De Quincey)
6. Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry.
See: Acephal.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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